Door-catch.



c. ISAKSION.

DOOR CATCH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1916.

1,224,382. Patented May 1, 1917.

r ISAKSOIN', OF DUNSEITH, NORTH DAKOTA.

DOOR-CATCH.

' To all whom it may concern: l

. 1 Be'it known that I, CARL IsAKso'N, a subject of the King of Sweden,residin at Dunseith, in the county of Rolette and tate of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Catches, ofwhich the following is aspecification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in doorcatches, and it has for its primary object a practical, durable andefficient construction of device of this character, which may be verycheaply made and easily secured to a door, and to the wall or floor soas to hold a door in open position and prevent it from slamming shut orswinging to and fro, while at the same time, although the catch willhold the door securely in open position, as desired, it will not preventthe door from being closed when grasped by a persons hand, the deviceacting with frictional engagement or contact between a keeper carried bythe door and a looking or catching in secured to the wall or floor injuxtaposition to the door.

And the invention also aims to generally improve devices of this classsoas to render tlfim more useful and commercially desira e.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter morefully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which I Figure 1 is aperspective view showing my door catch in applied position,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the device.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the keeper detached,.and

. Fig. 4 illustrates a modified or alternative form of locking pin whichmay be employed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in all of the views of the accompanyingdrawing by like reference characters.

My improved door catch comprises a keeper 1 which is preferably aone-piece or integral structure, embodying a socket member 2 thatincludes webs 3 and a preferably Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, rear.

Application filed November 18, 1916. Serial No. 131,145.

rounded cross bar 4. integrally connecting said webs together at theirinner ends, the

webs being preferably inwardly tapered, as clearly illustrated in thedrawing.

Extending forwardly from and preferably formin integral parts of thecross bar 4, are inward y bowed lips 5 which are located in the spacesbetween the opposing edges of the webs 3, said lips having outturnedextremities 6 as shown.

A disk or late 7 is secured to or preferably formed integral with theforward ends of the webs 3 and is provided with screw holes 8 wherebythe device may be securely fastened in place. The disk or plate 7 isalso provided with an opening l in alinement with the socket 2.

For attaching the device to the door, the latter is formed with a socket9 of the required depth and diameter for the reception point so thatthehead, projecting out from the wall, will enter the socket member 2when the door is opened, and be engaged between and held by the inwardlybowed lips 5 of the keeper.

If desired, the pin 11 may be provided with a bent shank 11' so that itmay be secured in the floor instead of in the wall.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the operation of my improved door catch will be apparent. Inthe practical use of the device, the keeper 1 is secured to the door atany desired point, and the pin 11 is secured to the wall or floor at acorresponding point, so that when the door is opened, the head 12 willbe received in the socket member 2 and frictionally held thereby.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates what I believe to be thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be madein the construction, arrangements and proportionsof the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as claimed; 4

It is also to be understoodthat while the invention is hereinillustrated and hereinbefore referred to particularly for use in connection with hol ing a door open, it is applicable also. for use inholding doors closed, as, for example, the doors on medicine chests,kitchen cabinets, buffets, or any small door 10 requiring an insidecatch.

What is claimed, is:

A catch of the character described comprising an integralstructureembodying a plate provided with an entrance opening, a

1 socket member in spaced relation relative to the plate,'the entranceend of the, socket fac ing the plate and in alinement with the entranceopening of the plate, diametrically .op osed webs connecting the plateand the soc et member, thema'rgmal portions of the 26 socket between theWebs bein provided with inwardly bowed lips j capa 1c .of relative ICARL ISJAKSON. Witnesses:

J. G. LAMONT, MARY Sr. JOHN.

